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Coppola Director's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Merlot 2014

Francis Ford Coppola Winery 2015 Wonderful Wizard of Oz Merlot
Purple hue with aromas of light cinnamon, gentle red berry and cherry, savory spices

Palate--Nicely structured with balanced flavors of lovely berry  and savory spice, with a hint of dark cocoa powder.

I paid $27 for this a couple years ago at a shop you would expect to pay a premium price and we did.
I bought it for my wife as she has a thing for the Wizard of Oz  so the label sold us.  But Francis Ford Coppola makes solid wines and this is a solid merlot.  You could argue it is over priced or not.  I like it, my wife liked it, and I paired it with scallops, shrimp in a tomato, coconut milk sauce over egg noodles and it was perfect so raise a glass!

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